Always Running Late? You May Be a Victim of ‘Time Blindness’
People with ADHD often have a weaker perception of time, called 'time blindness.' Experts discuss the condition and give time management tips.
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Medical Notes: March 19, 2023
Do you know what’s in your baby’s food? Why are stroke-related deaths on the rise? Plus, to improve your liver health, start walking.
Finding Pain Management Strategies That Don’t Involve Opioids
Life Care Coaches are being integrated into hospitals to help patients safely use prescription opioids and even offer pain management strategies that don’t involve drugs.
How Doctors Can Transplant Organs Without a Donor Match
This week, we discuss how creative thinking and plasma exchange technology helped save one patient's life.
How You Can Make Anxiety Your Best Friend
Natalie Kohlhaas explains the biological function of anxiety and how we can learn to love the feeling.
A New Hope for Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Treatments for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer have remained the same for seventy years – until now. Scientists have created a medication, called Nubeqa, that pairs with the original treatments and helps lengthen the lifespan of patients.
Pharmacy Deserts: The Shrinking Access to Healthcare
Neighborhood pharmacies are closing across the nation, leaving their communities without close access to medication and other healthcare needs.
How Our Mind’s Natural Defense Can Be Deadly for Society
Why are we able to function after mass tragedies? The answer is a defense mechanism in our mind that Dr. Paul Slovic calls the Arithmetic of Compassion.
Our Memories Are Lying to Us: The Mandela Effect
The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon where large groups of people falsely remember the same information. But how is this possible?
Esports: Virtual Gameplay With Real Life Consequences
Even though esport players compete online instead of on a field, the growing sport still requires the same team of trainers and medical staff as football or soccer.
A Drop in Vaccination Rates Puts Us All at Risk
The World Health Organization reports that the pandemic fueled the largest drop in childhood vaccination rates in the last thirty years.
The Unclaimed Bodies of America
Dr. Pamela Prickett explains how states handle the dead who are left without any relatives or loved ones to bury them.
